YouTube video editing

A long-form edit is built for watch time, and each part of it is there to keep the viewer with you to the end.

Retention is mostly decided in the edit: a start that proves the video will deliver, no dead air, and a change on screen whenever a section starts to drag. These are the choices we make in a long-form edit:

• Open on the promise or the payoff, and keep greetings and channel plugs short.
• Cut pauses, false starts and repeated points while keeping the natural rhythm of how you speak.
• Add a visual change, such as a zoom, a cutaway, B-roll or on-screen text, when a section runs long.
• Put key numbers, steps and names on screen, so viewers who skim still follow.
• Mark new sections with music changes and sound hits, and end each one with a lead-in to the next.
• Leave room in the final seconds for YouTube's end-screen elements, so the next video gets the click.

It is for channels that publish long-form video regularly and want the edit off their plate, whether the person on camera is a creator, a founder or a teacher.

• YouTubers and creators who want an editing partner with fixed delivery days. Our video editing for creators page shows how long-form edits and Shorts fit into one weekly routine.
• Brands and startups running a channel for product walkthroughs, tutorials, webinars and founder videos.
• Coaches and educators whose lessons need steps and examples on screen, like the floating UI windows in the Typography tips explainer reel for a design educator.
• Podcasters who record on video: multi-camera episodes are a different edit, covered on our podcast video editing page.
• Agencies that need white-label YouTube editing under their own brand, with an NDA.

As many as there are moments that stand on their own: a clear point, a strong line or a result that needs no set-up. A long, talk-heavy video usually holds more of them than a tightly scripted one, and we flag the candidates while we edit the main video.

Each Short is cut to 9:16 with a hook in the opening line, reframed on the speaker and captioned for sound-off viewing, ready for Reels, Shorts and TikTok. Shorts are priced like any Reel or Short, at ₹1,499 each up to 60 seconds, or come from a plan: Creator pairs 1 long-form edit with 8 Reels/Shorts a month, and Growth pairs 2 long-form edits with 16.

Long-form timelines depend on the length of the raw footage, the amount of B-roll and graphics, and how quickly feedback comes back, so we agree the schedule per video before we start. Shorts cut from the upload are short-form edits, with first cuts in about 48 hours.

For a channel that posts on fixed days, we plan back from your publish date: raw files in, a rough cut to approve the story, then the finished edit ahead of upload. For typical timings by video type, see how long it takes to edit a video.

Our published samples are short-form, so these three talking-head edits show the captions, pop-up cards, 3D text and UI windows we also build into long-form videos.

A YouTube edit costs ₹9,999 per long-form video. The final quote depends on length, footage and how much is designed from scratch, so send the raw length, the target length and a reference video when you ask for a quote.

If you upload every month, a plan costs less than paying per video. The Creator plan is ₹19,999/month or ₹1.99L/year for 1 long-form edit and 8 Reels/Shorts a month, with captions, music and sound design and exports for every platform. The Growth plan is ₹48,999/month or ₹4.89L/year for 2 long-form edits, 16 Reels/Shorts and 2 motion-graphics pieces, with a named lead editor and motion designer.

Not sure about our style yet? A ₹999 trial edit covers one short-form edit up to 60 seconds, such as a Short from your latest upload, with 2 revision rounds.

See plans and prices →